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It has been upon the shoulders of giants that the modern world has been forged. This accessible compendium presents an insight into the great minds responsible for the technology which has transformed our lives. Each pioneer is introduced with a brief...

This text examines in detail the issue of the underrepresentation of women, African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanics in the computing disciplines in the U.S. The work reviews the underlying causes, as well as the efforts of various nonprofit...

This book addresses the application of computing to cultural heritage and the discipline of Digital Humanities that formed around it. Digital Humanities research is transforming how the Human record can be transmitted, shaped, understood, questioned and...

Microhistory is a technique that has been used effectively by writers of both fiction and nonfiction. It enables the author to cut through the complexities of large swaths of history by focusing on a particular time and place. Microhistories are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789829495Author Mark GreenshieldsFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint Acorn BooksPublisher Acorn BooksWeight(grams) 535g

The book presents the life and works of one of Germany's most famous computer scientists, Carl Adam Petri. It is written in a vivid and entertaining manner, providing an in-depth discussion of the background behind Petri's best-known contribution to...

The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly remembered for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the greater significance and broader scope of his work is often overlooked. This book presents an authoritative and in-depth analysis of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957932002Author Jamie LendinoFormat HardbackPage Count 386Imprint Steel Gear PressPublisher Steel Gear PressWeight(grams) 735gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798988519003Author John B EichlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Briggs Vaughan PublishingPublisher Briggs Vaughan PublishingWeight(grams)...

This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the 4th IFIP WG 9.7 Conference on the History of Nordic Computing, HiNC 4, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in August 2014. The 37 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789815194494Author Isaac NanganFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Isaac NanganPublisher Isaac NanganWeight(grams) 141g

Hacking Europe traces the user practices of chopping games in Warsaw, hacking software in Athens, creating chaos in Hamburg, producing demos in Turku, and partying with computing in Zagreb and Amsterdam. Focusing on several European countries at the end...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789824629Author Retro ReproductionsFormat HardbackPage Count 114Imprint Acorn BooksPublisher Acorn BooksWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

When viewed through a political lens, the act of defining terms in natural language arguably transforms knowledge into values. This unique volume explores how corporate, military, academic, and professional values shaped efforts to define computer...

More than a decade has passed since IBM's Deep Blue computer stunned the world by defeating Garry Kasparov, the world chess champion at that time. Beyond Deep Blue tells the continuing story of the chess engine and its steady improvement. The book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262552028Author Alison GazzardFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 369g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262551786Author Christopher TozziFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 369g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262524537Author Colin J. BennettFormat PaperbackPage Count 382Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982432624Author Joseph PallyFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Silkrays Publishing CorporationPublisher Silkrays Publishing CorporationWeight(grams)...

More than a decade has passed since IBM's Deep Blue computer stunned the world by defeating Garry Kasparov, the world chess champion at that time. Beyond Deep Blue tells the continuing story of the chess engine and its steady improvement. The book...

The 16th-Century intellectual Robert Recorde is chiefly remembered for introducing the equals sign into algebra, yet the greater significance and broader scope of his work is often overlooked. This book presents an authoritative and in-depth analysis of...

The Heinz Nixdorf Museum Forum (HNF) is the world's largest c- puter museum and is dedicated to portraying the past, present and future of information technology. In the "Year of Informatics 2006" the HNF was particularly keen to examine the...

Code Nation explores the rise of software development as a social, cultural, and technical phenomenon in American history. The movement germinated in government and university labs during the 1950s, gained momentum through corporate and counterculture...

When electronic digital computers first appeared after World War II, they appeared as a revolutionary force. Business management, the world of work, administrative life, the nation state, and soon enough everyday life were expected to change dramatically...

The Heinz Nixdorf Museum Forum (HNF) is the world's largest c- puter museum and is dedicated to portraying the past, present and future of information technology. In the "Year of Informatics 2006" the HNF was particularly keen to examine the history of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781988207124Author T R N RaoFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Mount Meru PublishingPublisher Mount Meru PublishingWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

When electronic digital computers first appeared after World War II, they appeared as a revolutionary force. Business management, the world of work, administrative life, the nation state, and soon enough everyday life were expected to change dramatically...

The book presents the life and works of one of Germany's most famous computer scientists, Carl Adam Petri. It is written in a vivid and entertaining manner, providing an in-depth discussion of the background behind Petri's best-known contribution to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950192335Author Rena J MosteirinFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Punctum BooksPublisher Punctum BooksWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596058835Author Herbert N CassonFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Cosimo ClassicsPublisher Cosimo ClassicsWeight(grams) 295g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733832618Author Ann LeggettFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Powersharing, Inc.Publisher Powersharing, Inc.Weight(grams) 216g

As recently as 1968, computer scientists were uncertain how best to interconnect even two computers. The notion that within a few decades the challenge would be how to interconnect millions of computers around the globe was too far-fetched to contemplate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250335678Author Scott J ShapiroFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454g

When John Mauchly and Presper Eckert developed the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) at the University of Pennsylvania during World War II, their intention was to aid artillerymen in aiming their guns. Since then, in the past fifty...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615675770Author Lars NielsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint New Street Communications, LLCPublisher New Street Communications, LLCWeight(grams)...

A Microsoft veteran reveals the company's insider strategies and interviews "Microsofties" to learn how they launch new products, design Web sites, and more.Book InformationISBN 9780671034146Author Julie BickFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983965541Author Kerry NietzFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint Kerry NietzPublisher Kerry NietzWeight(grams) 467gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 21mm

The fascinating follow-up to the bestselling The Universal History of Numbers Picking up where his highly acclaimed The Universal History of Numbers left off, Georges Ifrah continues his exhilarating exploration into the world of numbers. The fascinating...

This Festschrift volume, published in honor of Brian Randell on the occasion of his 75th birthday, contains a total of 37 refereed contributions. Two biographical papers are followed by the six invited papers that were presented at the conference...